BASKETBALL JD Davison finished with 17 points, including three 3-pointers in the final 3:24, and the Maine Celtics (8-5) scored the final nine points Friday night to defeat the College Park Skyhawks (8-5) 97-89 before 2,176 at the Portland Expo. The Celtics led 55-50 at halftime, struggled through a 10-point third quarter, then rallied late. […]
2023
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Jury to resume deliberations in Woodford Street murder trial on Monday
The 12 jurors will decide whether Damion Butterfield, 24, is guilty of murder, aggravated attempted murder and robbery in the death of Derald Coffin in April 2022.
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Posted inMaine
Portland standoff with yellow-flagged subject ends when police find body inside condo
Robots and a K9 unit helped to search and secure the townhouse after police heard a gunshot when they tried to serve court papers.
Posted inNation & World
Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in West
There are more women than men in some of the largest urban U.S. counties east of the Mississippi River, on the Eastern Seaboard and in the Deep South.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Vermont, usually one of the safest states, saw a 185% rise in firearms homicides last year
Overall the country had a 6% decrease in national firearms homicides between 2021 and 2022, but Vermont saw a 185% jump, according to Vermont State Police.
Posted inReligion and Values
One fourth of United Methodist churches have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
The vast major are conservative-leaning churches responding to what they see as the United Methodists’ failure to enforce bans on same-sex marriage and the ordaining of openly LGBTQ persons.
Posted inFeatured Property, Real Estate, Sponsored
On the Market: radiant ranch homes
Find one-level living and a little more in these bright and shiny ranch homes across Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Manchester man killed after being struck by truck on I-95 in Augusta
Matthew Galletta, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene of what was reported as a pedestrian-motor vehicle crash at 5:20 a.m. Friday.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Special election to be held March 5 to fill vacant state House seat in South Portland
Longtime South Portland Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt died in October.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Record-breaking year for South Portland Toy Drive
The South Portland Toy Drive achieved record-breaking success, providing gifts to 480 children.